-rebecca weaver



RWBAVER.

/PatentedAp-r; 28, 18.68.

A' @eine @sans getest Letters Patent No, 77,423, dated April t28.l 1868.

IMPROVEMENT In rennes;

fthe tlgthtlt nitriet is inviten etierttimt sin making putti tige same. l i

B e it known `that I, REBECCA WEAVER, of the city of'washington, inthe Districtof Columbia, have invented a new and-.useful v Cylindrical or .Rolling Trunk; and the following -is u. full, clear, and exact descriptionof the saine, reference being had to `the accompanying drawings, mak ing apart of this specificatiominwhich- Figure llrcpresentsa vertical section, showing the cylindrical and longitudinal ribs, towfuicli the compartments are to be attached when required.

. Figures 2 und 'show the jackjun cleats, to support the tills pulso for dividing the packing-space into any 'I desired number of sections.-

Figure 4 shows a perspective vewof the conipressible or collapsing tills braced up.'l

Figure 5 is a view of they sama, with. the braces folded down, so that the till collapses perfectly dat, Aand i can be placed, along with the jack-up cleats, (which fold up like s jn`ckknifc,) in either end of the trunk, thusleaving an uninterrupted cylinder.4

Figure shows one formcf lid, with situation of a central lock, lthrowing two, three, or more radiating" holte, and also the cap for` protecting the lock thrown hack to admit the key.' v.

Fig'nre 7 shows an enlarged perspective view of the', central cap, which protects this lock, and the staples and chains for securing it. t

Figure 8 -shows n perspective view of the cylindrical trunk, with vthe-lidl in the end made to open from the circumference, the seniicircular halves folding together upon a diametricnl hinge, allowing half the lidpor top to:

belitted withoutunfastenng the opposite half; or,.when required, the whole is easily removable, to accom'mo date the passage ofthe tlls. o l

vFigure represents an under side view of the folding lid, with hinge-bolts, transverse holt, and opposite lock, of common ineke'. i

' Figui-@.10 isa cross-Sectionvof overlapping cap, of corrugated ruoher, leather, canvas, or other materiah` looking to protection ofjthe ends of the trunk when in a horizontal position, exposed to hard knocks. When this cap is use d,l'the`heavy enda'cller orhand is set back, so as to present a very narrow metallic rim, providedl with staples, over which the openings in rim of the ca'p fall,and through which a small.' strong chain' Willian,-

fnstening with'padlock.

i Figure 11 represents one mode' of constructing the.- interior of the cylindrical or rolling trunk, providing` for two drawers, playing longitudinally on grooves, 4and locked on the cross-piece', or `fastened by jack-np cleats under lid. i i

Figure 12"gives n diminutive view of the drawer or wnrclr'cbefirnnk, with drawers closed, and locked on crosspie:'e, like a bureau. l v l Y i i I Figure 13 is a. viewof bachelor-s box, or small-size trunk, presenting one cylindrical drawer, with lid raised. Theobjcct of my invention is to protect the travelling-community from -the exposure, damage, vendloseof y their baggage, bythe hreakingfopenund. smashing upfoi.' trunks, incident to thorough handling` of porters,

baggagemasters, expressmcn, 8&0., und to provide the meansby which heavy -or bulky luggage can be handled and`transferrediwith'lgrenter facility and safety. As the constant practice 'of Baggage-einfachere is to end ti'p androlliovc'rvnnd overzthc oblong and angular .trunks now in vogue, wrenching off hinges, locks, Snc., I proposa to introduce en article which invites, or is uninjnred by, such lrhndling, or which-cnn, if in u horizontal position. bo readilyunovled'hy'a touch of the foot. v

IMy invention consists in the construction oS'cylndi-ical or rolliug'trunks, made of 'such material and seemedtogether in such a manner-'as to enable them to endure veryprooi. ,The interior ispro'vided with speciallymdapted.,tills, and adjustahlextures to hold them in plateyso that any desired number of compartments may be had, or the entire space left in one, v

To enable others to make and use 'my'.invention, I willdescribet more in detaih'snd according t)v letters of reference marked'on the drawings;

reutpressnre fronithe exterior, .also being 'mnterj The cylindrical body A may be madcof any desired diameter dndlength', ,and ofuny'mater'ial suitable-lor the purpose, such as sheet stach-galvanized iron, or other metal, wood, postebocrd, leather, or .Indisufulibmu-l The ends ure protected by securing metnllie bandsa a', both on the inside nndoutside ot' the body'Ainndftflso circular bnnds,'1 I I, at su-itobleintervals in space between the ends; also longtdinnl ribs, b', are secured. to l theinner portion of the cylinder.l Thes'eribs and bnn'ds may be of s'ny required'number, sons to form u. li'i-nmo or skeleton of suicient strength, simply callingl for sn'outer oo vering of consistent quality. i l,

I lWhen made. of'inuteriul less tenacious thnnmetnl, thc longitudinnl ribs I) 5 may beprovided with overlying circular bands of fist thin metal, to be riveted wh'erc they intersect, forming u sort of lattice.

The longitudinal ribs b b here show a. series of intersticesor-noi:ches,.4I ec, at interviils, into which the juckeleats C nreploced,l to support the tills B B in a ed position, when itis desirable to have separate com-l partments; The til'ls nro constructed of ordinary mstrini used for such purposes7 having' o. botten-:B B, und

twornis, d d,to which, or between which, cloth'orl leather is attached. '.lhey nre' cls 'o provided with hinged pr/ops,fff, 'to holdl the rims d d'psrt-wheninuso und, ivheu net .tneeded for separate compnrtrnent'sfthc props fold down on thc` bottom, B,nnd theV tillls collapse, und currV bpncked snugly inoneehd of 4the cylinder. The `cleats 'QC will also'juck up, und falte hut little room, in lthe packing-space.

` Thelid or covlcrD'ivs provided with Indin-rubbei-"pncking, e e, in the edge, so us to lit in the 'recess in thc tim e e', nndsecurc 4it Vwater-'tight ,i The lid fol; cover D is lsecured by-n lock in the centre, having three or more bults,gg' 'q, which catch under the ledgeinsfide of the rim ee.' v

'The lock and key-hole ure .protected-from dust, mcddlcrs, or' other `encroi1chments, by 11i-im, @projecting .'upword, with un elasticv pcckingonits edge, und u nletxillic flanged cupfE, to it on over it. Y

,.'Ope'ningsgli s' z' z', occur ull round the' iiangej,'cnd n series of stsples, l`: Ich, in`corre`spomling situations on r tbe-lid below, is barely large enough yto admit thc play ci'4 n. very small chain, l, so that thc'cupE, illngforwurd, is neutly secured byu minioture padlock, m. Thus, when the lid is put in und locked, nndfthc csi; is'pnt on the trunk'ismnde tvnterstight, ondis doubly secured from being opened.

There urelrnriouscivnys.thuttheppening end may be covered securely.- A -lid maybel in tivo` parts, working by in enns of n dinmetrioal hinge', G- G, o'dmitting ofonefhnlfrbeing opened it n time, or the whole liftedvout, toallow'the passage' of the bills. When closed, this lidis m'ainly'sc'ured by sliding bolts on the inside, and lock 'near edge. v Y

fThere nre vurio'xxsivays in. whiclr the interior-*uxfrnngements of the .cylindrical or rollinghtrunk may bs'construoted, one modiiicotionbein'g shown in iig. 1 1,-`oylindcr,.l cut in two longitudinally, each section forming sdrmveron cleats, so es to he drawn o utof the` 'mitin or outwsrd cylinder A, lauch sectio'ulbcing provided with' y slid, and as ,mnny compsrtmontras desiruble,',so thaitwhnt'ever-is pnckedyi'n one of the compcrtmentsdes not' comein contact withouyot the others, nndmu'yboconveyedin good order, though ,other compartments remn'i empty, these jack-up cleats, or other suitable braces, providin for' any inode of distribu'tionfin packing. l i ,The lost-'describedtrnnk maybe properly'designutcd' the wardrobe-trunk, n'ordng, sa' itdoes, admirable fncility for packing owsy,cnd conveying, withoutinjuiy, long 'andfriohdruperies und robes. When locked; p0 trunk con be more safe from being crushed orbrohen lorion, forming. u-doubl's cylinder. 4 The cylindrical iigureiirst described, with its appendages, n s shown iu the several 4gurefbl to 7, is designed.. foi-,general utility, and muy be mode of su'ch form nud-sizeI as 'qill bc convenient for all the purpses ofn journey', from the c npncity of the largest," Saratoga. down to n bachelor-s box or hun d-valise, 'ox-*even u travclling-sntchcl., Theynre all designed to be runde wnter-tight,'so'thet the contents/can be saved if tho trunk is cust into theI water, dnd will serve'ndxuirsbly as life-preservare, singly, or, lnshedto'gsthe, will forin a'buoynnt ruft, `in cimes of' shipwreck pt loss of .vessels by tirent seul 4 It willhe rendilyjeenthot there are mnny'andgrout' ndi'nutnges to bc derived from this improved mode'of constructing travelling-trunks, ninong hic'hr'the following ure prominent: l I i First. It is a. wellsknownffnt' thcvthereis no liv'ny'in which s. givcii weight or nmountof mnteril'pog06 somuch strength as itfdoes in cyliduicalform. Hence, s cylindrical trunk, of the-sama weight of another ofV the'ox'dinnry for1n,will endure n enrlypjqnite double the pressnr'enon'the outside without crushing; sn'd, for we Purpose bf ,ming lid or cover water-tight, thepylindricallforin'pifesents the'best, surest, and ensiest. Second. For the convenience of handling, 'the cylinder sj'much more desirable -than the sharp, singularbox,- Itosn 'heosrried on the shoulderby inenns ofn' gripe on th'e 'bevyendrollerinndlonded on or-unloaded from 'n'wngbnby rollingy alongnu inclined plone, readily nppli'edf Third. Arhscvy trunk of this. kiudcan. be easily movedsnyvvhere on n plane, from o ne sidel'oi n room to another, vvithout injury toiine carpets, is now frcqe'ntlydons in ,the'hurry und bustle .of hotel-sortais, the henvyfrimson. themends serving the purpose of nhecls to roll on; nnd'thesc rims further serve'` to elevate Ithe, body pif the trunk from the door, or, in case of out-door esposure, from'A the vret'g'rouni-er other filthy found'u. tionsin depots, c. l There may be two or more b'ands or roller-s ,vslnilar to the end-rimsI-'I Il', placed, st suitable'intervsln, on'

tiislbody A. of the trn'lr, so that, whatever the znnterial used 'in forming thel body, the inside bands 'or hoops a a' und4 ribs b 6 b, and the outside bands or rollers, will give its sudicient sugport against ullsincshing.

- Hvingthus fully described my inventiom'whct I claim as new, and desirs lto secure by Letters Patent, is..

1; A: rcllingtrunk, constructed usher-ein described, as and f or ,the purposes specified.

y 2; I tlsimtho construction ofthe tills l B, having rims d d, ivitb hinged 'or othsrliafopsff, so that they' muy: be `not upor collapsed' st pleasures l I shim-thc jsck-np cleats C, 'in combination witb'hthc tillsBynnd the cylindrical or rolling trunklulmb. stnntiallyiss-andfor the purposes herein sst forth.

4.I daim tho monnerof constructing tILoLcoVer .orv lid.D and cap E, for-proteotng the' lock, ond securing he trunk Ratei-tight;substantinlly :1s-'herein et forth. f k i 5. I claim th'e mnnn'q ofconstuctng the folding coijor or lid K K with thohingcd bols und overlapping onp, substantially n and for the purposes herein setforth.' Y

6. Ivcloim placing drawers H withinv `the cylinder A, 'to'be drnwnou't nl:A the end, thusA giving double `neem-ny to the contents when oloso, as herein described.' A n REBECCA WEAVER;

Witnesses: Y

J. B. Woonmm, OHM. H. Poons. 

